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The Delhi government has decided to hike the budget allocation of municipal corporations by Rs 1,000 crore, Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Monday."The budget allocation for the municipal corporations of Delhi was Rs.5,908 crore last year. It was later increased to Rs.5,

The Delhi government has decided to hike the budget allocation of municipal corporations by Rs 1,000 crore, Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Monday.

"The budget allocation for the municipal corporations of Delhi was Rs.5,908 crore last year. It was later increased to Rs.5,999 crore. This year we have decided to increase it to Rs 6,919 crore," Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister and Finance ,Minister, told the Delhi assembly.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Budget does not have new taxes, and nothing will be costlier.

"As per the Budget, nothing will cost more and neither any new tax has been implemented. In fact, we have reduced the tax on several items. Sweets, namkeen, marble, watches, garments, shoes will be cheaper," said Kejriwal.

Taking a dig at the BJP-controlled civic bodies, he also asked them to utilise the money properly.

"I hope the MCD will utilise this money to pay the salaries of its employees on time. This is public money and the MCD should not waste it by indulging in corrupt activities," he said.

Talking about the much-hyped WiFi projects, Sisodia said the government would evaluate the pilot projects and come up with more efficient WiFi system in the national capital.

"The government has started pilot projects for WiFi in buses, outdoor WiFi in Burari and some NDMC areas. The government would come up with an efficient WiFi system after studying the pros and cons of the pilot projects," he added.

Budget highlight

- The gross domestic product of Delhi at current prices is likely to increase to Rs 5,58,745 crore in 2015-16 from Rs 4,94,460 crore in 2014-15, indicating a growth of 13 per cent

- In real terms at constant prices, the growth in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Delhi in 2015-16 is expected to be 8.34 per cent as against 7.6 per cent of India

- The annual per capita income of Delhi is likely to increase to Rs 2,80,142 in 2015-16 which is 11 per cent higher over the per capita income of Rs 2,42,011 in 2014-15.. This is three times higher than the per capita income of India.